Agile Dependencies Are Killing Your Agile Flow at Scale (via Mountain Goat Software) This post covers how dependencies can become bottlenecks if not managed well. It also describes ways to work through those dependencies, as they will likely never truly…
Academy 1/35 USMC AH-1Z – Step A
Note: I’m identifying the steps that can be done independently with letters, and dependent ones with numbers. The two pieces for this step are the gearbox and the tail rotor that will be put on the main body once it’s…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 2
Career The Upside of Feeling Uncertain About Your Career (via HBR) “You hear colleagues say things like, ‘I want to make a difference’ and ‘I want to feel like my work matters,’ and privately fret, ‘Well, I want those things…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 1
Org structure Hunting Tech Debt via Org Charts (via Software Lead Weekly) This post covers common org chart arrangements and how different incentives create different outcomes. Engineering, product, security, and flat-structured orgs have pros and cons.
Year in Review: 2021
I continue to be amazed by how much I accomplish personally and professionally each year. Some highs Served as a panelist for a Scrum Master panel session hosted by Clayton Mobile Homes Played new video games: Warhammer: Vermintide II Nine…
Professional Development – 2021 – Week 52
Listening Skills How to Become a Better Listener (via HBR) Listening has three aspects: cognitive, emotional, behavioral 9 tips: repeat the last few words back, don’t rephrase unless you need to, offer natural nonverbal cues to show you’re listening, pay…
Professional Development – 2021 – Week 51
Career So You Botched a Job Interview. What’s Next? (via HBR) Reflect on the entire interview Use thank-you notes to show self-awareness Avoid false narratives Continue your job search Focus on the next interview Diversity and inclusion 3 Small Ways…
Academy 1/35 USMC AH-1Z – Step 1b
I tried my hand at some scratch building with the target sight system (TSS). It isn’t exactly the same as this inspirational build video, and I tried using googly eyes for camera lenses and thin-gauge wire to build some internal…
Professional Development – 2021 – Week 50
Business When Should Your Company Develop Its Own Software? (via HBR) This article covers the space between needing more than what off-the-shelf software can provide yet still needing the efficiencies of software to stay competitive. It also discusses the pros…
Academy 1/35 USMC AH-1Z – Step 1a
The cockpit has been assembled. Everything went together pretty easily, including the photo etch pieces provided in the kit. Here’s the gallery of 40 images of this step. Lessons learned here: Poster tack is helpful for holding small pieces in…